Calendar



W. J. LONG.

CALENDAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. II. 1919.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

A TTOR/VE Y Kirkwood, .in the county'of St.Louisandg 'WILLIAM J. LONG, for KIRKWOOD, lvrrssoURId H CALENDAR.

To aKZZ whom may cohoern.' f

Y Be it known that I, WILLIAM J citizen of the United States, residing atv State of.Missoiiri, have invented new. and! 1 useful Improvements in Calendars,of which` art.

the following is aspecification.

This invention relates "to calendars andi has'for its objectpthe provision of, a calendar of Vthe perpetual typewhichis formed as a casing artistically'constructedfor vuse as a desk ornament and'which" includes a rotary member having n, inscribedL thereon` the names ofthedilienent nfionthsand" the. Vnumber'of days ,in themonth, this: rotary member being movable wherebyl any desired. month .may be displayedthrou'gh a iSight.,

opening inthe -aceof the device, and -fur+ ther includes a web orstrip bearing the num- V bers ofthe days injthemonth, this web being movable laterally ofl theV device whereby the proper arrangement ofithenumbers of the dayspwith respect to-thenames ofthe days for a Vgiven month maybe efeiCted, y

An importantobject isthe provlSlOLirOf With the above and other objects i and advantages in view, the invention consists Vlio in the details of construction t0 be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-V l,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, Fig.V 2-is a rear elevation with the rear cover removed, y

Fig. .3 is a lhorizontal lsectionalview-on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, t

Fig. ,4 is a cross sectional view on the line Jr-4 of Fig. 2, and Y Fig. 5 is anv elevation showing the entire strip bearing the numbers of the days. j

Referring more particularly to the draw- 'j Specification of Letters-Patent; i-

Appli-mininiet retmaryn, 191e. n semi No. 276,369.

Patentedlnec. 2, 119171921V ing, the numeral V1.0 designates a rectangu-VIA lar casing which is 1 provided l with 'i a suitv able `base 11 orminga suitable.support..` In

the `frontwall-V the 'casing is provided .with an opening 1 2 and. asheetof glass 13 is disposed'against the: inner kface of the frontv Y-wall.. Disposed against fthe glass 13 vis a panel 14 provided at its upper portion with yan elongatednarrow opening 15 andproi vided Vat its lower. portion with a relatively` large rectangularv opening 16. i @Secured within the .casing 10 rearwardly of the? `4panel 1.4, is .a plate 17=offless length 'than the lcasing whereby to provide openingslS betweenfthe ends of theplate and the end walls of the casing.` This plate .is providedlf l with anopening 19 to the rear-.of the@peni-,-`

17v are top andbottom members-.20 `and4A end members 21 which, together with thev the casinglO. .Journaled inthe top and' bottom members .'20 adjacentvthe end mem-- ving 15 in the panel.14;. Securedftothe plate, 'A i i bers 21am vertically disposedoroller's 22th.' 'I

which are secured the. ends of a stripf237f.

.preferably of paper, which is divided.by'

horizontal and vertical .lines into squares the days ofthe months'arranged as shown. Inscribed upon the panel 14 immediately above the opening Altherein, are the names of the days or' the week vadaptedto coperatewiththe numbers l`on the calendar. strip 23. The base y11 of the casing is provided on its underside ywith recesses 24: into which extend the lower ends of, the rollers 22, these llower projecting Lends serving as handles whereby. either of the rollers may be rotated for movingthe strip 23 in a horizontal direction before the panel opening 16.A In actual use, the proper roller 22 is rotated so that the strip will be'moved so that the lirst of the month kmay bemade to fall upon vany desired `day of .theV week. The strip '23 extends/'from the rollers ".22 through the openings 18 and travels ybetween the panel within' which are inscribed the numbersofVr the Vmonthr Februaryrbe printed twice upon vthe drum, once with tlie "notation,l twentyi' eight days and again with the notation 29 roller27, the lower vendV 'of which-extends into one ofV the recesses 24 and serves as a "p handle whereby the roller may be rotated. g

At its upper endthe roller 27'terrninates ad- ,jacent the loweredge ofjthedrum 26 and is 'proy'fidedwith a rubberffiictiondisk 28 bearing'i'against' the periphery of the 'drumy 26V adjacent4 one end thereof.' The roller '27 does not itself extend! lthe ffull heighteo the inner franiebut is provided'r'atits upper end with a spindle 29: which isl'jvouriialedf' in the upper n iemberQO.l VByig'rasp'ing` the projecting lower end'lof the roller27 .and rO- tatingY the same,V the drum 26 mayv be lrotated.

V soias to bring out the desired montlrbefore "'the'openin'gs 19 and 15' inthe plate 17 and panel 14, respeotively;

, F om `the forgoing .description anda study? of the drawings, it will be'jseenthat up'oi'i properinanipulationof therollers-22VV andQ'f? V'the numbers of the'dayso'f thernonth v Viwillfbe' niadexto' liarinonize with the par-tios ulainonthjof the yearsothat-the devicer will besuitedfor use for everymenth of every yearwhether ordinary or 'leap yeaif While I :have shown anddesoribed the Vpreferred* embodiment of "my invention, it y visoffcourse t-o be. understood`tliat I reserve the: right to makehsuch changes inl theY forni,

construction and arrangerne-ntof parts asVVV j will 4not depart/'from the spirit ofthe inven+- tion or theseope ofthe siibJoinedelaim;

Having thus described niy invention, IV olaiint-v Y f A calendar. comprising a' casing provided fin its front with a sight opening, a sheet days therefor, in' order that'uthe calendar :may bey accurate for perpetual use. Journaled between the upper and lower members;

20 of. J@he inner frame is avertieally disposed- Y Y Aopeninghaving inscribed at the top-thereof the days ofthe week, said panel beingffur therv Vprovided at 4its. Vupper Yportion with a of transparent material 'covering said opening7 a panel disposed agaiiistrthe inner side 'of said transparent ymaterial and yprovided at its lower portion with a. relativelyflarge relatively small opening,V a frame withinsaid l easing, a pair of vertically y-fdisposed rollers journaled attheendsiofsaid 4frame and .55V

provided'at their lower ends with reduced "extensions extendingto the bottom ofsaidv eridaijwebfseoured'at :its ends, upon SaidV rollers and movable before' said" Yrelatively vlarge opening-in "fs'aid panel5A Vaftli'ird v erti-A callyV disposed 'rollery journaled'witliin said frainetofthe rearwo'f! saidv web,rbe'twee`n sai l' va, V pair of e' depending brackets secured t frstiknanifed rollers and 'adj aceiit one there-f y upon? the: upper portion' '-ofisifdfranie," alv 4, v. horizontally disposed' y'rol-ler --jouriialedf- :bea

Vtween v'said 'Y brackets aiidzhavinggits p eripheryl inserib ed with the names fofY the months .inl thev year displayable selectively througlrtheagainst the periphery Yof 'said'f' fho-iffzotal roller at one end thereofwhereby fruponIv rota-r 770V Y 5 relatively small'openig'linsaid'paiieL landa'. 'Y vvrubber,l Y diskV carried at the "upper` -eiijd vofi- Y Vsaid last namedV vertioal`7rollerfandfbearing i tion of said Vla'st'v'ii'amed lVertical"rolle n 'y 

